Twelve Years a Slave' is a unique, unflinching record of slavery from the inside, and the incredible account of one man whose life was ripped from him and who fought to get it back.
Collected here are both of Frederick Douglass' magazine articles: "e;My Escape from Slavery,"e; and "e;Reconstruction,"e; as well as his address "e;The Hypocrisy of American Slavery.
From the self-described 'black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet', these soaring, urgent essays on the power of women, poetry and anger are filled with darkness and light.
Gottfried Schweiger beobachtet in Deutschland und Österreich ein besorgniserregendes, paradoxes Phänomen: Auf der einen Seite wird Kinderarmut ignoriert und heruntergespielt, auf der anderen Seite wird Mitleid mit Kindern in armen Verhältnissen vorgeschützt, um vor allem politische Maßnahmen zu rechtfertigen, die die Situation dieser Kinder meist noch verschlechtern.
Participatory Planning for Climate Compatible Development in Maputo, Mozambique is a practitioners' handbook that builds upon the experience of a pilot project that was awarded the United Nations 'Lighthouse Activity' Award.
Modern scientific research has changed so much since Isaac Newton's day: it is more professional, collaborative and international, with more complicated equipment and a more diverse community of researchers.
How and Why to Read and Create Children's Digital Books outlines effective ways of using digital books in early years and primary classrooms, and specifies the educational potential of using digital books and apps in physical spaces and virtual communities.
Archaeologists in Print is a history of popular publishing in archaeology in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a pivotal period of expansion and development in both archaeology and publishing.
"e;I venture to write again on themes on which great souls have already said greater words, in the hope that I may strike here and there a half-tone, newer even if slighter, up from the heart of my problem and the problems of my people.
Socio-political views on housing have been brought to the fore in recent years by global economic crises, a notable rise of international migration and intensified trans-regional movement phenomena.
In 'Sign Language of the North American Indians (Illustrated Edition)' by Garrick Mallery, the author delves into the fascinating world of sign language used by various Native American tribes.
Interviewing war criminals and their victims, Neuffer explains, through the voices of people she follows over the course of a decade, how genocide erodes a nation's social and political environment.